Everything is changing, leaving, and returning. There is always a constant transience in this world. This is the premise of The Leaving, a raw representation of the social, moral, and cultural scenario of the new generation of "Tsinoys."

The Leaving is set in a neo-Chinatown in Manila where the "Tsinoys" (Filipino-Chinese) struggle with the diminishing of their culture. We follow three intertwining stories (MARTIN, The LOVER, WIFE) that leave elements on the other stories such that they are all connected.

The Leaving - Martin: Martin is living independently in an old apartment building in the center of the Tsinoy community in Binondo, Manila. When he suddenly got laid off from his job as a call center agent, he suddenly caught up in a dilemma whether to leave his home country to reunite with his family in a foreign land or stay and continue his struggles. Martin tries to visit the places as he collects memories of his past to find answers. But the sudden strange encounters during the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival gives him something more than what he's asking for.

The Leaving - The Lover: A Tsinoy businessman, William (The Lover) is already married but finds his happiness with Joan, a charming, nomadic bachelorette office worker. But the uncertainty in their relationship causes Joan to decide to leave the country to start a new life on her own. But as Joan is about to leave, her departure is halted and results in an unexpected event.

The Living - Wife: A typical conservative Filipina-Chinese housewife, Grace moves in the apartment building with her husband in same building where Martin lives. Neglected and unappreciated, Grace finds comfort through his neighbor Martin but their relationship is fenced by their present circumstances. And so Grace tries live on with her marriage, but a sudden haunting later on unravels a horrifying secret.